Upper Case

[J Smith]

Sorry I had no idea that using capitol letters means that you are shouting.This is the first forum I've been on and don't know the manners to use.Thanks for emailing me about it and please tell me if I do any thing else to offend anyone.



J Smith

[tortoise]

Ah J, welcome to the wonderful world of internet forums. Since we can't see each other, it's often difficult to judge tone or intention. This is just one of the pitfalls of the medium and you'll see similar issues arise frequently.

Fortunately, and this is why most of us are here, this place almost never sinks to incivility.

And don't worry, there's a world full of cyber-Emily Posts to correct your faux pas. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[ftkinney]

i did not know that either.

FTK

[mundele]

Sarcasm is another thing that is often lost when you try to put it in straight text like this. I am always careful to use emoticons ( <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> etc) so that people know I'm joking when appropriate

--Matt